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\textbf{ECHORD} \\

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Call 1\\
Experiment Proposal\\[2em]
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\LARGE{Proposal Full Title:} $\dots$ \\[1em]
\LARGE{Proposal Acronym:}  $\dots$\\[2em]
\Large{Name of the Coordinating Person:} $\dots$ \\[1em]
\Large{Institution of the Coordinating Person:}  $\dots$\\[1em]

\small{\textsl{The above information, together with other general information about the proposal (such as Scenario, Research Focus, List of Participants) must be provided through the web form available on www.echord.info.  Instructions are available on the web. For further information, please contact the ECHORD Service Center.
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\textbf{SUMMARY} \\[2em]
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Provide a short summary of the proposal (use the same summary as in the web forms).

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\section{SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL QUALITY}
\subsection{Experiment target}
Describe the advances that you are targeting and the relevance to the 
chosen ECHORD Scenario and Resarch Focus; describe the concrete 
objectives that you consider to constitute the proof-of-concept of 
such advances. The objectives should be those that you consider 
achievable within the experiment and relevant to the selected scenario. 
Clearly answer to the following questions:
\begin{itemize}
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\item What scientific or technological issue does the proposal address?
\item Why is it necessary to address this problem?
\end{itemize}
Describe in detail how proposers will develop demonstrators to show 
what will be achieved during the experiment duration.

\subsection{Progress beyond the state-of-the-art}
Describe the state-of-the-art in the research focus concerned and the 
technological advance that the proposed experiment would bring about 
in the areas outlined in the description of the chosen research focus. 
Clearly answer the following questions:
\begin{itemize}
\item What previous work does the proposal capitalize on? 
\item What are the specific approaches and why are the proposed solutions promising?
\end{itemize}


\subsection{S/T methodology and associated work plan}
Provide a detailed description of the scientific and technological
approach and/or methodology by which you will attempt to reach your
objectives. Describe a progres­sion of crucial milestones and decision
points for your experiment and their expected timing. What would
constitute success? What would you learn from an eventual failure?  A
detailed work plan should be presented, broken down into tasks which
should follow the logical phases of the implementation of the
experiment, and include assessment of progress and results.  Present
your plans as follows: 
\begin{enumerate}[i)]
\item Describe the overall strategy of the work
plan (\textsl{Maximum length – 1 page}).  
\item Show the timing of the different tasks and their components 
(Gantt chart or similar).  
\item Provide a detailed work description broken down into tasks: 
\begin{itemize}
\item Task list (please use table 1.3a); 
\item List of deliverables (please use
table 1.3b); 
\item Description of individual tasks (please use table 1.3c);
\item Summary of experiment effort (please use table 1.3d); 
\item List of milestones (please use table 1.3e) 
\end{itemize}

\item Describe any significant risks
and associated contingency plans.  
\end{enumerate}

The number of tasks used must be
appropriate to the complexity of the work and the overall value of the
proposed experiment. The planning should be sufficiently detailed to
justify the proposed effort. Furthermore, the role of each partner (in
the case of two or more partners) within each task should be clearly
stated including the corresponding forecasted effort. Milestones
should be sufficiently precise to allow progress monitoring.\\

\textsl{Maximum length of the whole section: 12 pages.}

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\textbf{Table 1.3\,a: Task List}\\[2em]
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|}
\hline
\textbf{Task No.$^1$} & \textbf{Task Title} & \textbf{Lead participant short name}\\\hline
                      &                     &                                     \\\hline
                      &                     &                                     \\\hline
                      &                     &                                     \\\hline
\end{tabular}\\

\textsl{$^1$ Task Number: T1 $\-$ Tn}


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\textbf{Table 1.3\,b: List of Deliverables}\\[2em]
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|l|X|l|l|l|l|}
\hline
\textbf{Del. No.} $^1$ & \textbf{Deliverable name } & \textbf{Task No.} &
\textbf{Nature} $^2$ & \textbf{Dissem. Level} $^3$ & \textbf{Delivery date} $^4$\\\hline
          &            &        &             &                    &      \\\hline
          &            &        &             &                    &      \\\hline
          &            &        &             &                    &      \\\hline
\end{tabularx}\\

\begin{itemize}
\item[$^1$] \textsl{Deliverable numbers in order of delivery dates. Please use the 
numbering convention\\ 
<T number>.<number of deliverable within that T>.\\ 
For example, Deliverable 4.2 would be the second deliverable from Task 4.}
\item[$^2$]\textsl{ Please indicate the nature of the deliverable using one of the following codes:\\
R = Report, P = Prototype, D = Demonstrator, O = Other}
\item[$^3$]\textsl{ Please indicate the dissemination level using one of the following codes:\\
PU = Public\\
PP = Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services)\\
RE = Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission 
Services)\\
CO = Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission 
Services).}
\item[$^4$] \textsl{Measured in months from the experiment start date (month 1).}
\end{itemize}

\textsl{Please recall that Experiments should have a small set of
deliverables. During the duration of the experiment, the experimenters
are encouraged to produce multimedia material (video and pictures)
showing their progress.}

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\textbf{Table 1.3c: Description of individual tasks}\\[2em]

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\hline
\multicolumn{3}{|l|}{\textbf{Task 1: (include timing information)}}\\
\multicolumn{3}{|l|}{} \\\hline
\textbf{Participant} & \textbf{Role} & \textbf{PM}\\\hline
                     &               &          \\\hline
                     &               &          \\\hline
\multicolumn{3}{|l|}{\textbf{Objectives:}  }\\\hline
\multicolumn{3}{|l|}{\textbf{Description of work, and role of participants}}\\
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\end{tabularx}\\[2em]

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\hline
\multicolumn{3}{|l|}{\textbf{Task 2: (include timing information)}}\\
\multicolumn{3}{|l|}{} \\\hline
\textbf{Participant} & \textbf{Role} & \textbf{PM}\\\hline
                     &               &          \\\hline
                     &               &          \\\hline
\multicolumn{3}{|l|}{\textbf{Objectives:}  }\\\hline
\multicolumn{3}{|l|}{\textbf{Description of work, and role of participants}}\\
\multicolumn{3}{|X|}{  
% enter your tas
  }\\\hline
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\textbf{Table 1.3 d: Summary of experiment effort}\\[2em]
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|X|X|X|X|X|X|}
\hline
\textbf{Participant no.} & \textbf{Participant short name} & \textbf{Task 1} & \textbf{Task 2} & \textbf{Task \dots} & \textbf{Total PM}\\\hline
%
% first participant  
\textbf{1}               &    xxx                          &                 &                 &                     &  \\\hline
% second participant
\textbf{2}               &    yyy                          &                 &                 &                     &  \\\hline
% total 
\textbf{Total}           &                                 &                 &                 &                     &  \\\hline
%
\end{tabularx}\\[5em]

\textbf{Table 1.3 e: List of milestones}\\[1em]
Milestones are control points where decisions are needed with regard
to the next stage of the experiment. For example, a milestone may
occur when a major result has been achieved, if its successful
attainment is required for the next phase of work. Another example
would be a point when the partnership must decide which of several
technologies to adopt for further development. Notice that ECHORD
Experiments require a very small set of milestones.\\[1em]

\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|X|X|X|X|X|}
\hline
\textbf{Milestone number} & \textbf{Milestone name} & \textbf{Task(s) involved} & \textbf{Expected date $^1$} & \textbf{Means of verification $^2$}\\\hline
                          &                         &                           &                            &                                   \\\hline
                          &                         &                           &                            &                                   \\\hline
                          &                         &                           &                            &                                   \\\hline 
\end{tabularx}\\[1em]


$^1$ Measured in months from the experiment start date (month 1).\\
$^2$ Show how it can be checked that the milestone has been attained. Refer to indicators if appropriate.


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\section{Implementation}
\subsection{Individual participants}
For each participant in the proposed experiment, provide a brief and
for this purpose strictly relevant description of the organisation,
the main tasks attributed to them, and the previous experience
relevant to those tasks. Provide also a short profile of the staff
members who will be undertaking the work and their commitment
expressed as a percentage of the full-time equivalent.\\[1em]

\textsl{Maximum length for Section 2.1: 1 page per participant.}\\[2em]

\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{|X|}
\hline
\textbf{Name of the participant:}\\\hline
\textbf{Description of the legal entity}\\\hline

\textbf{Main tasks attributed in the experiment}\\\hline

\textbf{Previous experience relevant to assigned tasks}\\\hline

\textbf{Profile of the staff members that will undertake the foreseen work in the experiment}\\\hline
\end{tabularx}\\[2em]

\textsl{When describing the role of each participant, recall that management 
activities are not allowed. In turn, the coordinating participant has to be indicated.}

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\subsection{Description of the partnership (if more than one partner 
in the experiment)}

In the case of more than one participant, justify why each of them is
needed, describe how the participants collectively constitute a team
capable of achieving the experiment objectives, and how they are
suited and are committed to the tasks assigned to them; show the
complementarity between partners; explain how the composition of the
team is well-balanced in relation to the objectives of the experiment.\\[2em]

\textsl{Maximum length for Section 2.2: 1 page.}

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\subsection{Overall Experiment Resources --– Costs and funding}
In addition to the staff effort shown in Section 1.3 above, please
identify any other major costs (e.g. equipment). A list of suitable
equipment offered by manufacturers, along with terms and conditions of
providing this equipment, is available on the ECHORD web site
(http://www.echord.info). Although experiment consortia are strongly
encouraged to use equipment specified in the list, other equipment
might be used if the need for it is justified in the experiment
proposal. The equipment list includes price categories for easy
comparison and selection. Precise prices are available upon request.

Please provide a table which, for each partner, gives the direct and
indirect costs and the requested funding, and the total amounts.

In addition to the table, please provide a breakdown of the major cost
items as follows:
\begin{itemize}
\item Personnel
\item Travel expenses
\item Equipment and consumables\\[1em]
\end{itemize}

\textsl{The cost of certificates on the financial statemens, when needed, are eligible for reimbursement.\\[2em]
Maximum length for Section 2.3: 2 pages.}

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\section{Impact}
\subsection{Expected results}
What is the expected result, how can it be shown to a general audience
and what are the benefits in terms of the partners’ relative position
in the competitive environment (i.e., market share, creation of new
products revenue, scientific reputation)?  What is the European
dimension of the experiment, i.e., what are the expected benefits in
terms of EC economical, technological and scientific growth? This is
to be regarded a very important issue, and thus should be clearly
described in the proposal.

\subsection{Exploitation Plan of Experiment Results and Management of 
Knowledge and of Intellectual Property}

Try to describe all possible exploitations of the experiment outcome,
highlighting any know-how and technology transfer between academia and
industry.  Moreover, the means for dissemination of experiment results
both to scientific community and possible end-users or producers of
the technology have to be clearly stated.\\[2em]

\textsl{Maximum length for Section 3: 3 pages.}


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